The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force has expressed deep concern about the frequency of motor vehicle accidents and incidences of reckless and dangerous driving on the roads of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Police say that one of the main causes of accidents on SVG’s roads is driving at excessively high speeds.
The RSVGPF in a release reiterated that the speed limit within the towns of Kingstown, Georgetown, and Calliaqua, and on Kingstown Hill and Sion Hill Road, within the villages of Sion Hill, Stubbs, and Bridgetown and within Friendly Village and through Byera Tunnel is 15 miles per hour (m.p.h.) for omnibuses or lorries, and 20 miles per hour (m.ph.) for other vehicles.
The police, in their release, noted that the speed limit elsewhere in SVG is 20 mph, for omnibuses and 30 mph for other vehicles.
The RSVGPF encouraged all drivers and motorists, especially those who drive public service vehicles, to drive in accordance with the speed limit and with due care and attention to other road users, emphasizing that road safety is not only the Police’s responsibility.
